Ren and Stimpy is about a neurotic “asthma-hound” chihuahua named Ren Hoek, and a dumb cat (but at times smart) named Stimpson J. Cat. Together, they go on weird adventures. It ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 until 1996. Although a product of the children’s cable network Nickelodeon, Ren & Stimpy had a reputation for subversiveness. Many parents of young children were also particularly critical about the fact that the dumb and polite Stimpy would be the subject of repeated violence by his supposed “friend” Ren, often in the form of a very powerful slap across the face. There were also scenes where Ren breaks down into fits of psychosis (or anger) and gleefully plots to kill Stimpy or other characters. While conscience eventually prevents Ren from carrying out the deed, these scenes made concerns of parents and critics. Scenes may indicate that Ren is particularly prone to paranoid schizophrenia. Low ratings ruined the show, and Nickelodeon canceled it in 1995 and aired the final episodes in 1996.